The 2019–20 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Ashley Noffke and captained by Kirby Short, the Heat finished first on the WBBL05 ladder. They proceeded to defeat the Adelaide Strikers in the final at Allan Border Field by six wickets, successfully defending their WBBL04 title to claim a second consecutive championship. Keeper-batter Beth Mooney again earned Player of the Final honours, while Jess Jonassen won the Heat's Most Valuable Player award.
Squad Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the beginning of the WBBL|05 signing period.
The Heat made several personnel changes in the lead-up to the season:
Ashley Noffke replaced Peter McGiffin as head coach. Josie Dooley signed with the Melbourne Renegades to establish herself as a wicket-keeper—a role already occupied at Brisbane by Beth Mooney. Jemma Barsby opted to "pursue a fresh challenge" with a move to the Perth Scorchers. Vacant roster spots were subsequently allocated to young Queensland locals Charli Knott and Lilly Mills. South African duo Laura Wolvaardt and Suné Luus were not re-signed for WBBL|05. Overseas marquee positions were filled by New Zealanders Maddy Green and Amelia Kerr.
The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season. NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotesBatters5Maddy Green20 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm off spin16309112.36––3–Overseas marquee17Grace Harris18 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm off spin16212123.9768.355–1Laura Harris18 August 1990Right-handed–16179157.01––2–14Mikayla Hinkley1 May 1998Right-handedRight-arm off spin152281.48––7–8Charli Knott5 May 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium–––––––10Kirby Short3 November 1986Right-handedRight-arm off spin167088.60––2–CaptainAll-rounders21Jess Jonassen5 November 1992Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox16419133.01216.832–Australian marquee56Lilly Mills2 January 2001Right-handedRight-arm off spin1––––1–37Courtney Sippel27 April 2001Left-handedRight-arm medium fast1––012.000–Wicketkeepers6Beth Mooney14 January 1994Left-handed–16743125.08––63Australian marqueeBowlers23Haidee Birkett23 June 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium fast–––––––58Sammy-Jo Johnson5 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium fast1683125.75186.693–48Amelia Kerr13 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg spin16107125.88146.224–Overseas marquee11Delissa Kimmince14 May 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium164193.18177.755–Australian marquee16Georgia Prestwidge17 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium fast151100.00117.185–
Ladder
Fixtures All times are local time
Regular season
Knockout phase
Statistics and awards
Most runs: Beth Mooney – 743 (2nd in the league) Highest score in an innings: Beth Mooney – 86 (57) vs Melbourne Renegades, 27 November Most wickets: Jess Jonassen – 21 (2nd in the league) Best bowling figures in an innings: Jess Jonassen – 4/13 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 16 November Most catches: Mikayla Hinkley – 7 (equal 9th in the league) Player of the Match awards: Jess Jonassen – 5 Beth Mooney – 3 Amelia Kerr – 2 Laura Harris – 1 Heat Most Valuable Player: Jess Jonassen WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney (2nd), Jess Jonassen (5th) WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament: Jess Jonassen, Beth Mooney, Ashley Noffke (coach) Player of the Final: Beth Mooney
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